Direction: Ralf Kirsten

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ralf Kirsten. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Käthe Kollwitz

1986 · Movie · 96 min. · Germany - East Germany (GDR)

Direction Ralf Kirsten

Cast Carmen-Maja Antoni · Gerd Baltus · Gabriele Barth · Detlef Bierstedt

Plot Kathe Kollwitz was 47 years old, and already a well established artist in Germany and abroad when Peter, her youngest son, volunteered to join the German army in WWI and...

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The Lost Angel

1971 · Movie · 57 min. · Germany - East Germany (GDR)

Direction Ralf Kirsten

Cast Fred Düren · Erika Pelikowsky · Erik S. Klein · Walter Lendrich

Plot August 24, 1937: a day in the life of expressionist sculptor and author Ernst Barlach. Barlach lives in the small town of Güstrow, keeping to himself, not interested in politics....

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Beschreibung eines Sommers

1963 · Movie · 80 min. · Germany - East Germany (GDR)

Direction Ralf Kirsten

Cast Manfred Krug · Christel Bodenstein · Günther Grabbert · Johanna Clas

Plot A group of youth activists are in charge to build parts of a chemical factory. As they aren't exactly experienced with things like mixing concrete, engineer Tom Breitsprecher tries to...

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Lady Venus and Her Devil

1967 · Movie · 99 min. · Germany - East Germany (GDR)

Direction Ralf Kirsten

Cast Manfred Krug · Ursula Werner · Inge Keller · Wolfgang Greese

Plot Hans Müller finds himself on a trip in Thüringen, accompanied by his loving female friend, Moritz. Hans doesn't understand much about trust, which constantly leads to problems between the two...

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The Devil's Elixirs

1973 · Movie · 96 min. · Germany - East Germany (GDR)

Direction Brigitte Kirsten · Ralf Kirsten

Cast Benjamin Besson · Jaroslava Schallerová · Andrzej Kopiczynski · Milena Dvorská

Plot Young seminary student Franziskus (Benjamin Besson) has been ceremonially ordained. He wants to escape the harshness and injustice of the world and devote himself to the service of God in...

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